Sorry for the delay in posting this, but special DFER kudos to freshman Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson for taking such a strong first step toward the hoop and making education a top priority in his new administration.
Johnson hosted a fantastic education summit at the Sacramento Museum on Monday with other friends like NYC Chancellor Joel Klein, DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee, former Milwaukee Superintendent Howard Fuller, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and many others.
The summit focused on three areas: accountability for results, teacher quality, and parent choice. On the latter point, Booker inspired the sold-out crowd “not to be loyal to choices, but to excellence.” (Sacramento Bee editorial is here.)